Author: Emory Jazz Alliance

Jazz musicians aren’t known for getting up early in the morning— typically as nighttime performers, they’ve been plying their craft until the wee hours. But when a special event compels them, they rise to the occasion, as was the case on the morning of Saturday Feb. 11. A captivated audience comprised of drummers (music students,…

It was a thrill to represent the Emory Jazz Alliance and the Emory jazz community as Professor Gary Motley was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.  Guests enjoyed a reception where there was an opportunity to meet all of the inductees prior to the ceremony.  There was also time to visit the jazz…

Dear Jazz Friends and Emory Jazz Alliance Members, As we enter the 2017-18 academic year at Emory, it is worthwhile to look back and see where the Emory Jazz Alliance has been and where it is going. The Emory Jazz Alliance was created to support Emory student jazz education, both student and professional jazz performances,…

Medellín – Colombia (South America) Review by Christian Salgado, Medellin Jazz Club The Sixth University Jazz Festival ended last Friday, June 19 in the city of Medellin. This event, organized by Centro Colombo Americano Medellin and Asociación Medellín Cultural, is dedicated to highlighting future masters and artists and the diverse manifestations in the academic world…

Thank you to all of you who attended the 2015 Emory Jazz Festival. All three nights of the festival were completely sold out: standing room only. Irvin Mayfield and his exceptional group of remarkable musicians, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, thoroughly entertained the regulars and visitors from the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series. Bob McKay,…

In his poem Today, poet, Billy Collins noted: “If ever there were a spring day so perfect…” Well, today the air is warm, tulip and cherry trees are alive with color, and a perfect spring is on the horizon. It is a time to plan for jazz. Luckily, Jazz Studies has several outdoor and indoor…

The 2015-16 Candler Series has three concerts that will be of particular interest to jazz fans.  Our opening Candler Series event, on October 3, features the legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea with bebop/bluegrass banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck. Corea and Fleck play together with breathtaking precision and verve, weaving and intertwining through remarkable contrapuntal excursions. They…